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The 1970s are remembered as an era when the women's rights, gay rights and environmental movements competed with the Watergate scandal, the energy crisis and the ongoing Vietnam War for the world's attention. The popular band "The Beatles" announce they have disbanded.
NASA's Apollo 13 Moon Mission returns to Earth successfully after abandoning its mission to the Moon after experiencing oxygen tank problems and an explosion.
Forty-three nations ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The United States invades Cambodia.
The first jumbo-jet, the Boeing 747, makes its debut commercial flight from New York to London. The U.S. voting age is lowered from 21 to 18 years old when the 26th amendment is ratified.
The Walt Disney World Resort is opened in Orlando, Florida.
The Pentagon Papers are published by the New York Times.
Qatar and Sierra Leone become independent from England.
The first microprocessor, the 4004, is released by Intel. The Watergate Scandal begins when White House operatives are caught burglarizing the Democratic National Committee
PONG, the first video game to have commercial success, is released.
The first U.S. cable subscription service, HBO, is introduced.
Richard Nixon is elected as the President of the United States for his second term.
Bangladesh becomes independent from Pakistan. Secretariat wins the Triple Crown in horse racing.
The Mariner 10 space probe is launched by NASA and later becomes the first spacecraft to study Mercury.
The United States Supreme Court declares that abortion is a constitutional right in the landmark decision on the Roe v. Wade case.
Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.
Belize and the Bahamas gain independence from the United Kingdom. U.S. President Richard Nixon resigns from office after being implicated in the Watergate Scandal.
The UPC Bar Code is introduced.
India becomes the sixth nuclear power when it successfully detonates a nuclear bomb.
The world's population is an estimated 4 billion people.
Gerald Ford becomes the United States president after Nixon resigns.
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